FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that he will recommend that Comcast -- the nation's largest cable company -- be penalized for violating the FCC's principles that are designed to guarantee access to the Internet. This would be the first such penalty levied in defense of the agency's open access rules.

It's expected that the two democratic appointees to the Commission will side with Martin.

The Washington Post is reporting the following corrective measures will be recommended:

Comcast will have to stop its practice of blocking

Comcast will need to provide details to the Commission on the extent and manner in which the practice was been used; and

Comcast will have to disclose to consumers details on future plans for managing its network going forward.